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The Geological Society Newsletter is published three times a year and is available either by e-mail or by postage to all paid up members of the Society. Please feel free to request back copies (for a fee) or send comments to our Newsletter Editor. Contributions to the newsletter on any topic related to geology are always welcome

Summer Symposium 2021

The Summer Symposium was held at the Diamond Lecture Theatre, University of Zimbabwe on 26th November 2021 and attended by 80 members and students.

 

Copies of the presentations can be found below:-

 

Welcome - Renias Tirivabaya-  Geological Society Chair

Official Opening - Prof P. Mapfumo, Vice Chancellor University of Zimbabwe,  represented by Prof C Mbohwa,  Pro Vice-Chancellor,  Strategic Partnerships and Industrialisation

GSZ Mentorship Program - Steve Duma

Society of Economic Geologists - Andrew du Toit

Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Tue, 30/11/2021 - 14:36

Talk Online - The Post-Karoo Mutandahwe Igneous Complex of SoutheasternZimbabwe -A host to a potential "CLIMAX-Type" Porphyry Molybdenum Deposit with distal Tungsten/Copper? - Tenyears Gumede

On Thursday 7th October 2021 Tenyears Gumede delivered an online talk titled:-
 
'The Post-Karoo Mutandahwe Igneous Complex of SoutheasternZimbabwe -A host to a potential "CLIMAX-Type" Porphyry Molybdenum Deposit with distal Tungsten/Copper?'
 
 Please find a copy of the presentation below.
Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Fri, 08/10/2021 - 10:37

Talk Online - Institutionalizing Geological Considerations for Development Planning ; Need for Disaster Management Plan - Ngonidzashe Tobani

On Thursday 23rd September 2021 Ngonidzashe Tobani delivered an online talk titled:-
 
'Institutionalizing Geological Considerations for Development Planning ;  Need for Disaster Management Plan'
 
 Please find a copy of the presentation below.
Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Mon, 04/10/2021 - 09:00

Talk Online - Predictive Modelling of Orogenic Gold Mineralization in the Harare-Shamva Greenstone Belt - Tariro Ndhlovu

On Thursday 9th September 2021 Tariro Ndhlovu delivered an online talk titled:-
 
'Predictive Modelling of Orogenic Gold Mineralization in the Harare-Shamva Greenstone Belt'
 
 Please find a copy of the presentation below
 
You can watch the recording on the following link
 
Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Thu, 09/09/2021 - 14:02

Talk Online - On the spatial association of granite intrusions & gold mineralization in the Belingwe greenstone belt, Zimbabwe - Godfrey Chagondah

On Thursday 15th July 2021 Godfrey Chagondah delivered an online talk titled:-
 
'On the spatial association of granite intrusions & gold mineralization in the Belingwe greenstone belt, Zimbabwe'
 
Please find a copy of the presentation below.
Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Tue, 20/07/2021 - 14:24

Passing of Chiedza Mugwagwa

The Geological Society wishes a sad farewell to Chiedza Mugwagwa who died of COVID 19 in June 2021.
A graduate of the University of Zimbabwe Geology Department she also obtained an MBA and an MSc in GIS from University of Salzburg, Austria.
 
Chiedza had a successfull career both in the Zimbabwean mining industry and in South Africa, Tanzania and the USA.
 
She will be greatly missed and leaves behind two daughers.
 
Her obituary is attached below:-
Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Thu, 24/06/2021 - 17:13

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